Waterproofing the 02

[Guest]

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Is this possible at all?

Issues i see is, over heating, and sliding out they keyboard, unless you use it as a tablet at the time its waterproofed. Let me know, it would be cool..

[Kenrick]

I suppose in a pinch the thing could just be put in a plastic bag with perhaps some holes for air.  Maybe otterbox will make or has a case that it fits in?  I agree, it would be cool to take it out in the elements, especially since it has the outdoor viewable screen.

[gadjitfreek]

Kenrick, just how viewable is the 02 in the outdoors?  My Garmin GPS60Cs and 2610 units are gorgeous in bright sunlight, and they are both active matrix screens...and the 2610 is a touchscreen.  I was hoping the 02 would do just as well as those units in the sunshine.  The 01+ might have had a transflective screen, but it was useless.

Mark

[Kenrick]

It's very viewable outdoors!  There is some glare in direct sunlight, but it's quite readable without the glare.  I'll post a pic of it later. 

[gadjitfreek]

Thank you very much, that is greatly appreciated.  Man, I cannot wait to have this little computer...it is like the culmination of 20 years of waiting for something exactly like this...

Actually, I have been waiting for something like the Flipstart, but in the OQO size.

Mark

[gadjitfreek]

Thank you very much, that is greatly appreciated.  Man, I cannot wait to have this little computer...it is like the culmination of 20 years of waiting for something exactly like this...

Actually, I have been waiting for something like the Flipstart, but in the OQO size.

Mark

[Kenrick]

It got sunny enough that I got a better chance to use the OQO 02 in strong sun, and I have to amend my previous post -- the screen is hard to see in full, direct sunlight.  Aside from the glare it's just hard to see, although with a little repositioning I was able to read what I wanted to.   It's fine to read in the shade, though.

[zippy]

Is this possible at all?

Issues i see is, over heating, and sliding out they keyboard, unless you use it as a tablet at the time its waterproofed. Let me know, it would be cool..

You could use a zip-lock bag for briefly, maybe, but I suspect heat and condensation would be problems.

For a longer-term setup, you would have to deal with heat, perhaps via heat pipes and a large external heat sink (like the ones used for passive cooling of mid-range graphics cards).

Are any of the Panasonic Toughbooks waterproof? If so, you could see how they solved the problem.